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Upper Kumaon
This checklist includes all bird species found in Upper Kumaon , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Upper Kumaon [map]
Number of species: 383
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Last modified: 2023-10-22
See also: http://delhibird.net
Number of globally threatened species: 11
Last modified: 2023-10-22
See also: http://delhibird.net
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| Common Hill Partridge | Arborophila torqueola | |
| Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
| Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar | |
| Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus | |
| Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus | |
| Himalayan Monal | Lophophorus impejanus | |
| Western Tragopan | Tragopan melanocephalus | |
| Satyr Tragopan | Tragopan satyra | |
| Cheer Pheasant | Catreus wallichii | |
| Kalij Pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos | |
| Koklass Pheasant | Pucrasia macrolopha | |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
| Hill Pigeon | Columba rupestris | |
| Snow Pigeon | Columba leuconota | |
| Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| Spotted-necked Dove | Streptopelia chinensis | |
| Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
| Yellow-legged Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus | |
| Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon | Treron sphenurus | |
| Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica | |
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| Grey Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | |
| Large-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus macrurus | |
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| White-rumped Spinetailed Swift | Zoonavena sylvatica | |
| White-throated Needletail | Hirundapus caudacutus | |
| Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris | |
| Edible-nest Swiftlet | Aerodramus fuciphagus | |
| Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
| Fork-tailed Swift | Apus pacificus | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
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| Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | |
| Chestnut-winged Cuckoo | Clamator coromandus | |
| Common Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus | |
| Large Hawk Cuckoo | Hierococcyx sparverioides | |
| Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
| Himalayan Cuckoo | Cuculus saturatus | |
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| Ruddy-breasted Crake | Zapornia fusca | |
| White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
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| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
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| Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | |
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
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| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis | |
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| Great Thick-knee | Esacus recurvirostris | |
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| Ibisbill | Ibidorhyncha struthersii | |
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| Long-billed Plover | Charadrius placidus | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
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| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
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| Little Pratincole | Glareola lactea | |
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| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
| Crested Serpent Eagle | Spilornis cheela | |
| Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus | |
| Himalayan Vulture | Gyps himalayensis | |
| White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis | |
| Indian Vulture | Gyps indicus | |
| Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | |
| Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | |
| Mountain Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis | |
| Changeable Hawk Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus | |
| Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
| Crested Goshawk | Accipiter trivirgatus | |
| Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
| Besra | Accipiter virgatus | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
| Lesser Fish Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis | |
| Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus | |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa | |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
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| Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata | |
| Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei | |
| Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides | |
| Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum | |
| Spotted Owlet | Athene brama | |
| Mountain Scops Owl | Otus spilocephalus | |
| Collared Scops Owl | Otus bakkamoena | |
| Brown Wood Owl | Strix leptogrammica | |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
| Spot-bellied Eagle Owl | Bubo nipalensis | |
| Tawny Fish Owl | Ketupa flavipes | |
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| Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis | |
| Indian Grey Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus | |
| Himalayan Flame-backed Woodpecker | Dinopium shorii | |
| Black-rumped Woodpecker | Dinopium benghalense | |
| Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus | |
| Greater Yellow-naped Woodpecker | Chrysophlegma flavinucha | |
| Lesser Yellow-naped Woodpecker | Picus chlorolophus | |
| Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus | |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus | |
| Scaly-bellied Woodpecker | Picus squamatus | |
| Greater Flame-backed Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes lucidus | |
| Brown-capped Woodpecker | Dendrocopos moluccensis | |
| Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Dendrocopos canicapillus | |
| Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos macei | |
| Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Dendrocopos mahrattensis | |
| Himalayan Woodpecker | Dendrocopos himalayensis | |
| Rufous-bellied Woodpecker | Dendrocopos hyperythrus | |
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| Great Barbet | Psilopogon virens | |
| Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus | |
| Lineated Barbet | Psilopogon lineatus | |
| Blue-throated Barbet | Psilopogon asiaticus | |
| Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus | |
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| Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni | |
| Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis | |
| Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti | |
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| Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | |
| Dollarbird | Eurystomus orientalis | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| Crested Kingfisher | Megaceryle lugubris | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
| White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
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| Collared Falconet | Microhierax caerulescens | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Laggar Falcon | Falco jugger | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Slaty-headed Parakeet | Psittacula himalayana | |
| Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula roseata | |
| Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | |
| Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri | |
| Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | |
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
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| Short-billed Minivet | Pericrocotus brevirostris | |
| Long-tailed Minivet | Pericrocotus ethologus | |
| Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | |
| Black-winged Cuckooshrike | Lalage melaschistos | |
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| Himalayan Shrike-babbler | Pteruthius ripleyi | |
| Green Shrike-babbler | Pteruthius xanthochlorus | |
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| Maroon Oriole | Oriolus traillii | |
| Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus | |
| Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo | |
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| Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus | |
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| Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | |
| Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | |
| White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | |
| Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus | |
| Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus remifer | |
| Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus | |
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| White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola | |
| White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis | |
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| Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | |
| Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
| Grey-backed Shrike | Lanius tephronotus | |
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| Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda | |
| Grey Treepie | Dendrocitta formosae | |
| Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | |
| Alpine Chough | Pyrrhocorax graculus | |
| Yellow-billed Blue Magpie | Urocissa flavirostris | |
| Red-billed Blue Magpie | Urocissa erythroryncha | |
| Common Green Magpie | Cissa chinensis | |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
| Black-headed Jay | Garrulus lanceolatus | |
| Eurasian Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens | |
| Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | |
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| Indian Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | |
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| Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker | Dicaeum melanozanthum | |
| Thick-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum agile | |
| Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus | |
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| Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | |
| Fire-tailed Sunbird | Aethopyga ignicauda | |
| Black-throated Sunbird | Aethopyga saturata | |
| Green-tailed Sunbird | Aethopyga nipalensis | |
| Mrs. Gould's Sunbird | Aethopyga gouldiae | |
| Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja | |
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| Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons | |
| Orange-bellied Leafbird | Chloropsis hardwickii | |
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| Altai Accentor | Prunella himalayana | |
| Rufous-breasted Accentor | Prunella strophiata | |
| Black-throated Accentor | Prunella atrogularis | |
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| Black-breasted Weaver | Ploceus benghalensis | |
| Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar | |
| Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus | |
| Finn's Weaver | Ploceus megarhynchus | |
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| Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava | |
| Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | |
| White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata | |
| Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
| Chestnut-shouldered Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris xanthocollis | |
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| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
| Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| Rosy Pipit | Anthus roseatus | |
| Upland Pipit | Anthus sylvanus | |
| Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Black-and-yellow Grosbeak | Mycerobas icterioides | |
| Collared Grosbeak | Mycerobas affinis | |
| Spot-winged Grosbeak | Mycerobas melanozanthos | |
| Common Rosefinch | Erythrina erythrina | |
| Scarlet Finch | Haematospiza sipahi | |
| Pink-browed Rosefinch | Carpodacus rodochroa | |
| Spot-winged Rosefinch | Carpodacus rodopeplus | |
| Vinaceous Rosefinch | Carpodacus vinaceus | |
| Brown Bullfinch | Pyrrhula nipalensis | |
| Red-headed Bullfinch | Pyrrhula erythrocephala | |
| Spectacled Finch | Callacanthis burtoni | |
| Dark-breasted Rosefinch | Procarduelis nipalensis | |
| Plain Mountain Finch | Leucosticte nemoricola | |
| Yellow-breasted Greenfinch | Chloris spinoides | |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
| Red-fronted Serin | Serinus pusillus | |
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| Crested Bunting | Melophus lathami | |
| Chestnut-eared Bunting | Emberiza fucata | |
| Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia | |
| White-capped Bunting | Emberiza stewarti | |
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| Fairy-fantail | Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus | |
| Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis | |
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| Fire-capped Tit | Cephalopyrus flammiceps | |
| Yellow-browed Tit | Sylviparus modestus | |
| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
| Rufous-naped Tit | Periparus rufonuchalis | |
| Rufous-vented Tit | Periparus rubidiventris | |
| Fulvous Tit | Lophophanes dichrous | |
| Green-backed Tit | Parus monticolus | |
| Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
| Black-lored Tit | Machlolophus xanthogenys | |
| Yellow-cheeked Tit | Machlolophus spilonotus | |
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| Ashy-crowned Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix griseus | |
| Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
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| Golden-headed Cisticola | Cisticola exilis | |
| Striated Prinia | Prinia crinigera | |
| Grey-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii | |
| Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | |
| Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis | |
| Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata | |
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| Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
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| Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler | Pnoepyga albiventer | |
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| Nepal House Martin | Delichon nipalense | |
| Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
| Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
| Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
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| Ashy Bulbul | Hemixos flavala | |
| Mountain Bulbul | Ixos mcclellandii | |
| Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus | |
| Black-crested Bulbul | Pycnonotus melanicterus | |
| Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus | |
| Himalayan Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenis | |
| Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |
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| Hume's Leaf Warbler | Abrornis humei | |
| Lemon-rumped Warbler | Abrornis chloronotus | |
| Buff-barred Warbler | Abrornis pulcher | |
| Ashy-throated Warbler | Abrornis maculipennis | |
| Dusky Warbler | Phylloscopus fuscatus | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
| Plain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus neglectus | |
| Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus | |
| Tickell's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus affinis | |
| Golden-spectacled Leaf Warbler | Seicercus burkii | |
| Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
| Large-billed Leaf Warbler | Seicercus magnirostris | |
| Blyth's Leaf Warbler | Seicercus reguloides | |
| Western Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus occipitalis | |
| Grey-hooded Leaf Warbler | Seicercus xanthoschistos | |
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| Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler | Cettia major | |
| Grey-sided Bush Warbler | Cettia brunnifrons | |
| Chestnut-headed Tesia | Cettia castaneocoronata | |
| Black-faced Warbler | Abroscopus schisticeps | |
| Brown-flanked Bush Warbler | Horornis fortipes | |
| Aberrant Bush Warbler | Horornis flavolivaceus | |
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| Black-throated Tit | Aegithalos concinnus | |
| White-throated Tit | Aegithalos niveogularis | |
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| Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
| White-browed Fulvetta | Fulvetta vinipectus | |
| Black-throated Parrotbill | Suthora nipalensis | |
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| Black-chinned Yuhina | Yuhina nigrimenta | |
| Stripe-throated Yuhina | Yuhina gularis | |
| Whiskered Yuhina | Yuhina flavicollis | |
| Rufous-vented Yuhina | Yuhina occipitalis | |
| Oriental White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus | |
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| White-browed Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus schisticeps | |
| Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler | Pomatorhinus ruficollis | |
| Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler | Erythrogenys erythrogenys | |
| Black-chinned Babbler | Cyanoderma pyrrhops | |
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| Striated Laughing-thrush | Grammatoptila striata | |
| Cutia | Cutia nipalensis | |
| Jungle Babbler | Turdoides striata | |
| White-crested Laughing-thrush | Garrulax leucolophus | |
| Rufous-chinned Laughing-thrush | Garrulax rufogularis | |
| White-throated Laughing-thrush | Garrulax albogularis | |
| Streaked Laughing-thrush | Trochalopteron lineatum | |
| Variegated Laughing-thrush | Trochalopteron variegatum | |
| Chestnut-crowned Laughing-thrush | Trochalopteron erythrocephalum | |
| Rufous Sibia | Heterophasia capistrata | |
| Silver-eared Mesia | Leiothrix argentauris | |
| Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea | |
| Blue-winged Minla | Siva cyanouroptera | |
| Chestnut-tailed Minla | Chrysominla strigula | |
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| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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| Rusty-flanked Treecreeper | Certhia nipalensis | |
| Bar-tailed Treecreeper | Certhia himalayana | |
| Hodgson's Treecreeper | Certhia hodgsoni | |
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| Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch | Sitta castanea | |
| White-tailed Nuthatch | Sitta himalayensis | |
| Velvet-fronted Nuthatch | Sitta frontalis | |
| Wallcreeper | Tichodroma muraria | |
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| Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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| Purple-backed Starling | Agropsar sturninus | |
| Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum | |
| Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica | |
| Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
| Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus | |
| Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus | |
| Spot-winged Starling | Saroglossa spilopterus | |
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| Brown Dipper | Cinclus pallasii | |
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| Oriental Magpie Robin | Copsychus saularis | |
| Dark-sided Flycatcher | Muscicapa sibirica | |
| Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica | |
| Rusty-tailed Flycatcher | Muscicapa ruficauda | |
| Rufous-bellied Niltava | Niltava sundara | |
| Small Niltava | Niltava macgrigoriae | |
| Asian Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus | |
| Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea | |
| Little Forktail | Enicurus scouleri | |
| Slaty-backed Forktail | Enicurus schistaceus | |
| Spotted Forktail | Enicurus maculatus | |
| Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | |
| White-tailed Rubythroat | Calliope pectoralis | |
| Siberian Rubythroat | Calliope calliope | |
| White-browed Bush Robin | Tarsiger indicus | |
| Golden Bush Robin | Tarsiger chrysaeus | |
| Himalayan Bluetail | Tarsiger rufilatus | |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | |
| Snowy-browed Flycatcher | Ficedula hyperythra | |
| Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher | Ficedula strophiata | |
| Ultramarine Flycatcher | Ficedula superciliaris | |
| Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni | |
| Slaty-blue Flycatcher | Ficedula tricolor | |
| Slaty-backed Flycatcher | Ficedula sordida | |
| Blue-fronted Redstart | Adelura frontalis | |
| Blue-capped Redstart | Adelura coeruleocephala | |
| Eversmann's Redstart | Adelura erythronota | |
| Plumbeous Water Redstart | Rhyacornis fuliginosa | |
| White-capped Water Redstart | Chaimarrornis leucocephalus | |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
| Blue-capped Rock Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha | |
| Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush | Monticola rufiventris | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
| Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |
| Grey Bush Chat | Saxicola ferreus | |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | |
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| Long-tailed Thrush | Zoothera dixoni | |
| Plain-backed Thrush | Zoothera mollissima | |
| Purple Cochoa | Cochoa purpurea | |
| Pied Thrush | Geokichla wardii | |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
| Grey-winged Blackbird | Turdus boulboul | |
| Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus | |
| Tickell's Thrush | Turdus unicolor | |
| White-collared Blackbird | Turdus albocinctus | |
| Red-throated Thrush | Turdus ruficollis | |
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